jan 1, 1637 - Religious Dissent - Anne Hutchison

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Anne Hutchison was a religious dissenter who led a group fellow dissenters out of the Massachusetts colony. Anne Hutchison was put on trial for her religious dissent and expelled from the Massachusetts colony. As a result, she led a group of followers to Rhode Island. Her significance is that as a woman she was able to become a significant influence of others, and a threat to the established Puritan religion.

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